Organic solid-state lasers

We give a topical review in the area of highly luminescent organic materials and their application in solid-state lasers. The progress in conjugated semiconducting polymers is highlighted as these new materials are now established as a novel class of solid-state laser active media. The milestones of recent research results are described together with the technological developments towards electrically driven organic lasers and devices.

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